Debates, Resolutions and Other Proceedings of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Convened at Boston, on the 9th of January, 1788, and Continued Until the 7th of February Following, for the Purpose of Assenting to and Ratifying the Constitution Recommended by the Grand Federal Convention, Together with the Yeas and Nays on the Decision of the Grand Question, to which the Federal Constitution is Prefixed and to which are Added, the Amendments which Have Been Made Therein |
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